Word: pneumonia
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DIED. BYRON WHITE, 84, last surviving member of the Warren Supreme Court, who won renown first as a college and pro football player and then as an even-keeled, defiantly independent jurist; of complications from pneumonia; in Denver. Known for his speed--and record rushing yardage and pay--as a defensive back for the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) and Detroit Lions in the late '30s and early '40s, the Rhodes scholar never shook his nickname, Whizzer, much to his ire. Appointed to the court in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy after serving as Robert Kennedy's deputy Attorney General...
DIED. DUDLEY MOORE, 66, 5-ft. 2-in. British actor whose droopy-eyed, self-effacing manner made him an unlikely Hollywood heartthrob; of pneumonia, stemming from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease; in Plainfield, N.J. A talented classical and jazz pianist, Moore was best known for his roles in the 1979 movie 10 (which he nabbed after meeting director Blake Edwards in a therapy group) and the 1981 film Arthur, in which he played a sweet, wealthy drunk. Spurred to perform by a sense of inferiority stemming in part from a clubfoot, the working-class Moore said...
...cause of death was complications from pneumonia...
Ciannavei, an Army veteran who battled multiple sclerosis for 30 years, died of congestive heart failure and complications from pneumonia...
DIED. SYLVESTER (PAT) WEAVER, 93, pathfinding TV executive; former president of NBC; creator of the Today show; and father of actress Sigourney Weaver; of pneumonia; in Santa Barbara, Calif. After joining NBC in 1949, Weaver realized it could move beyond the production methods of radio--in which shows were owned and controlled by sponsors--and become an independent production and broadcast company. His vision is still enjoyed by millions seven days a week...